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DRIVER SUSPENSION ELIGIBILITY WEEK IS COMING! ARE YOU READY?

SCDMV will hold the 2015 Driver Suspension Eligibility Week for drivers with certain license suspensions March 16-20, 2015 in all offices across the state. During Driver Suspension Eligibility Week, South Carolina drivers who have lost their licenses for suspensions included in the program may be able to reduce or clear the remaining time for their suspension. To learn more about the program, click here.

WHO ARE YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS?

Did you know SCDMV has an online transaction that allows you to enter your emergency contact information? Customers with a driver’s license, beginner’s permit or identification card may enter emergency contact information on their SCDMV record. In the event of a collision or other medical emergency, law enforcement will have access to this information and may provide it to emergency medical personnel. For more information, click here.

The licensing agreement between the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) ended in 2014. As a result, DMV will no longer renew, sell or replace lost NASCAR license plates as of March 1, 2015. This change applies to all NASCAR license plates.

SCDMV has been able to reduce our title processing times. Therefore, beginning January 5, 2015, we are eliminating the expedite fee for titles processed at headquarters and will process all applications as expeditiously as possible. Titles printed same-day in the field offices will still require the $20 expedite fee.

Upcoming simplification to IRP!

Beginning in 2015, cab-cards will show all jurisdictions! No more "add state or province". No more "over 100 percent fees" for added jurisdictions. If you have IRP, no more trip permits. This is true IRP-wide. All states and provinces will be implementing this. This has been referred to as Full Reciprocity or the Full Reciprocity Plan, and was adopted by IRP by ballot in October 2013.

How it Will Work

The New Rules Apply for Registration Periods Beginning Jan. 1, 2015 or Later

For example, registrations expiring December 2014 (or later) that are renewing for operation in 2015, your cab-card will show all IRP states and Canadian provinces. You’ll no longer need to select jurisdictions in which you intend to operate. Your IRP fees will be calculated based on your June-July "reporting period" distances. If you are a new carrier without a reporting period history, you’ll pay fees based on the South Carolina Average Per Vehicle Distance Chart.

You’ll be able to operate in any IRP jurisdiction without the trouble and expense of adding a jurisdiction, nor of buying a trip permit. For each IRP renewal, fees will be charged based on the fleet’s "reporting period" distance.

For renewals of registrations expiring November 2014 or earlier – thus with a new expiration date November 2015 or earlier – the old rules will continue to apply through the expiration date in 2015. Cab-cards will only display those jurisdictions specifically requested by the carrier.

Governor Nikki Haley, Donate Life and SCDMV have partnered for a statewide campaign to increase the number of registrants on the S.C. Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The new goal is to have a donor designation rate of 40% by the end of 2014. This year, all DMV Field Office Employees will wear blue shirts with both the DMV and Donate Life SC logos. Ask them how you can become an organ donor today!

ATTENTION MOTORCYCLISTSEffective June 3, 2013, anyone that wants to renew their motorcycle beginner permit will be required to make a bona fide attempt to pass the motorcycle skills tests first.Click here to view Chapter 5 of the South Carolina Driver's Manual, which explains the motorcycle maneuvers you will be required to perform during the skills test.

All SCDMV offices close on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for in-house training. All field offices, telephone service centers and headquarters employees participate. These training sessions allow management more time to work with employees to ensure consistent operations throughout the agency.

New regulations now require all commercial drivers to self-certify the type of commerce for which they intend to operate. Drivers must also provide medical certification for any type of commerce that requires it. For more information, click here.